H2-rich and hydrocarbon gas recovered in a deep precambrian well in Northeastern Kansas

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-292

  Newell, K David ^a   Doveton, John H ^a   Merriam, Daniel F ^a   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^b   Waggoner, William M ^c   Magnuson, L Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WTW Oil Co Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest City Basin; Low Btu gas; Precambrian metamorphics; Thermogenic vs. abiogenic gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748845124     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-007-9052-7     Document Type: Review

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